Behavior of Metalloproteinases in Adipose Tissue, Liver and Arterial Wall: An Update of Extracellular Matrix Remodeling

Extracellular matrix (ECM) remodeling is required for many physiological and pathological processes.Metalloproteinases (MMPs) are endopeptidases which are able to degrade different Unidirectional transport of both wettable and nonwettable liquids on an asymmetrically concave structured surface components of the ECM and nucleus matrix and to cleave

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Security Challenges and the Proliferation of Small & Light Arms in Nigeria: Implication for National Development

It is apt to note that the central impediment to sustainable peace and security is the constant and continued proliferation of small and light weapons (SALW).The escalation of these arms contributed/became a threat to peace and tranquillity in Nigeria and precipitated inter-ethnic conflicts leading to an insurgency on a light scale.The paper aims t

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Selenium and at-risk pregnancy: challenges and controversies

Abstract Selenium (Se), an essential trace element, is inserted as selenocysteine into an array of functional proteins and forms the core of various enzymes that play a cardinal role in antioxidant defense mechanisms, in redox regulation, and in thyroid hormone metabolism.Variations in plasma Se are due to nutritional habits, geographic and ethnic

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